Tandem arrangement for printing machines and the like



Jan. 5 192.6.

J. NIL-:MES Er AL TANDEM ARRANGEMENT FOR PRINTING MACHINES AND THE LIKEFiled August 18, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 l Jan. 5 1926.

J. NIEMES ET AL TAND-EM ARRANGEMENT FOR PRINTING MACHINES AND THE LIKEFiied Augustl 1,8, 1922.

5 Sheets-Sheet 2 laf Il* Har/v B. ngbersen J. NIMEs ET AL TANDEMARRANGEMENT FOR PRINTING MACHINES AND THB PIKE Filed August 18, 1922 5Sheets-Sheet 5 Jan, 5 1928.

J. NIEMES ET AL TANDEM ARRANGEMENT FOR PRINTING MACHINES AND THE LIKE`Firled August 18, i922 5 she-85.511888 4 J. NIEMEs ET AL TANDEMARRANGEMENT FOR PRIMI-NG MACHINES AND THB LIKE 5 Sheets-Shut 5 Filedugust- 18 1922 v MXM) Jan.v5 1926.-

Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFles.A

JACOB mimics Ann' HARRY B. ENeBERsnN, or ourense, ILLINoIs; BEBTHA M:ENGBERSEN ADMinrsTnArnmfor sari) HAB-RY B.. ENGBERSEN, DEcEAsEn'.

`TANDEM ARRANGEMENT non' minieme MACHINESAND THE man.V

l`application fuedfAug'ust 18,. 1922. seninY No. ssa-,sea

To all 'ie/10m t man concern Be it known that we, Jasony Nnnuns andIii-mur B. ENennnsnN, citizens of the United States, residing atChicago, ,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Tandem Arrangementsfor PrintingMachines and the like, of which the following` is a full, clear,concise, and exact description, referencel being had to the accompanying drawings, forming. a part of this specification. i

Our invention has for its main feature a tandem arrangement for printingmachines and the like which is simple, convenient, and well adapted forits purpose', and which does not require an excessive' amount of doorspace.

The invention contemplates in its preferred form thense in the tandemarrangement of the pilingr table and sheet delivery supplied withcertain printing presses as hereinafter set forth, and another featureresides in the provision of a tandem arrangement which permits the useof this equipment without making radical changes in the construction orpositions thereof as originally supplied,

andY which does not require an eucessive amount of additional equipmentor an excessive amount of labor in its installation. The invention alsoAcontemplates in its preferred embodiment the use, asthe second elementof the-tandem, of a sheet treat-ing machine adapted for sheet feed and.dis` charge from' one` end and .ha-ving' its sheet discharge peintvbelow' its pointof sheet feed, and wheresuch a machine is used as the'second element of the tandemy in the manner hereinafter set forth. therequired changes on this machine are very simple.

Another featureof the invention has to do with a sheet receiving means,preferably a piling table, and means for conveying sheets from either oftwo sheet treating. machines and deliveringthem toI the sheet receivingmeans whereby vbut one sheet receiving means/is required for vthe twosheetftreating machines, and where this arrangement is used with thetandem arrangement above set forth either-'machine may be operated byitself, the necessary7 means being supplied for operating the necessaryparts for conv ving andr delivering from either machine. The inventioncontemplates the use of a printing. press as .the first sheet treatingmal chine of the tandem and a bronzing V-machine as the second sheettreating machine of the tandem, andthe arrangement is particularlyadvantageous in such an arrangement.

lVith these features in view our invention consists in certain featuresof novelty in the construction', combination, and arrangement of partsby which the said features and certain other features hereinafterappearing are effected, all as fully described with reference to theaccompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the said drawings- Figure l is a side elevation of a printing pressand bronzing machine coupled in tandem in accordancewith our invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of aportion o'f the tandem structure in,similar elevation.

Figure is an` enlarged view of another portion ofthe tandem structure insimilar elevation. p n

Figure l is an` enlarged partial tcp plan view of the tandem structure.y

Figure 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the bronzing machine -taken onthe side thereof opposite that shown in Fig: l. s

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the various views.-

In the said drawings l generally indicates a cylinder printingpress ofusual construction, 2, a bronzing machine of usual construction-spacedfrom the front end of the printing press and disposed with its rear endfacing the front end of the press, andki, a piling table of usualconstruction disposed between the printing press and bronzing machine.i"

Sheets are received by an impression cylinder 4 of the press. from afeed board 5 at the rear end thereof. The sheets are printed whilecarried bv tlie impression cylinder, and after they are printed arecarried forwardly from the impression cylinder by cylinder conveyorbelts r(i 4which discharge the sheets upon conveyor beltsfi' byfwhichthey are carried forwardly beyond the front end of the press'. The innerends of the belts 6 are supported in the'I usual manner and are drivenfrom'the impression cylineer by the usual gearing,vand the outer ends ofthe belts 6" and the inner ends of the belts 7 are supported by a commontransverse roller 8 rotatably mounted v in delivery frames 9 of thepress whereby the belts 7 are also driven by the press, all as is usual.The outer or forward ends of the belts 7 are supported by belt pulleysl1 which are carried byra transverse shaft 12 which is rotatably moun edat the outer end of a lconveyor frame which is vertically adjustable byreason of parallel side hars 13 thereof being` pivoted at their innerends to the delivery frames 9 as designated at lil. A pair of bell crankle ers 15 are mounted at their angles on opposite sides of the top ofthe frame of the piling` table 3 at the end there of adjacent the pressby means of studs 15. Respective arms of these levers extend upwardlyand the outer ends thereof are secured to the ends of a pair of parallelconveyor frame side bars 17 which are disposed some distance above thepiling` table and extend therefrom toward the bronzing machine andaresecured to respective brackets 18 secured on the outer end of a feedboard 19 of the bronzing` machine 2. The levers 15 are thus angularlypositioned on the studs 16, and the other arms of these levers extendupwardly and toward the press and the outer ends thereof are secured tothe lower ends of respective brackets 21 whose upper ends are secured torespective side bars 13 adjacent their outer ends whereoy the conveyorframe, in which the shaft 12, carrying` the pulleys 11, is mounted, issupported in an upper position of its vertiial adjustment with the outerends of the tapes 7 disposed some distance above the piling` table 3.

Belt pulleys 22 are carried by the bars 17, adjacent the end thereofsuppmrted by the levers 15, by means oit spring' tension mountine'smounted on a trans` rod 24; extending between the bars 17 and securedthereto in a usual manner. A transverse roller 25 is rotatably mountedon the brackets 13, and conveyor belts 2G are supported ou the pulleys22 and roller 25 and extend some distance above the piling' table. Beltpulleys 27 are carried by side bars 28 mounted on the feed board 19 ofthe bronzing' machine 2 by means of spring tension mountingrs 29 mountedon a transverse rod 31 extending between thc bars 23 and secured theretoin a usual manner. Conveyor belts 32 are supported by the roller andpulleys 27 and form a continuation of the sheet conveyor formed by thebelts 26 supported by the pulleys 22 and roller 25.

The gap between the pulleys 11 and 22 is bridged by rods 33 mounted onbrackets 3-1 detachably and adjustably mounted on a transverse rodextendingbetween and secured to the side bars 13 in a usual manner. Thesheets are discharged from the belts 7 over the rods 33 and on tothe'belts 2G, which carry them to the brom/lineq machine and dischargethem upon the belts "2 which carry them inwardly over the feed board 1f)of the bronzing machine. rlhe sheets are guided into feeding position onthe bronzine machine from the inner ends of the belts 32 by means ofrods 36 mounted between the bars 23 in a usual manner, and are fed to asheet carrying cylinder 37 of thc bionzin;` machine by the usual meansnot sho-svn.

The bronzing` machine 2 is adapted for sheet feed and discharge from therear ord thereof, which faces the front end of the press 1, and has itsdischarge point disposed below its point of feed, and the sheets aredischarged therefrom by belts 33 which supported on large transverserotatii g' reel 39, geared to the sheet, carrying cylinder 37, and atransverse rotating belt roller t of the bronzing machine, the sheetsbeing passed from the cylinder 37 over the reel and onto the belts 3S bythe usual means. An elevated transverse belt roller 42 is rotatahlymounted on the frame of the bronzine' machine and extends within theencloof the belts 38. Support. bars L1-3 are secured on opposite sidesof the frame of the bronzingmachine and extend outwardly in a rearwarddirection therefrom, and au elevated transverse belt roller #le extendstween and is rotatably mounted at the outer ends of these hars.supported on the rollers Ll2 and Aft and receive sheets from the belts33 and carry them in a direction outwardly from the rear end of thebronzing; machine. Downwardly prejecting' supports 4:6 are secured on.reaoective bars 17 adjacent the end of the pilin` i facing the bronzer,and extending' between these supports and rotatably mounted at the lowerends thereof an elevated shaft which carries belt pulleys "173. C "eyorbelts 4S) are supjiorted on the rolle t1 and pulleys 48 and receive thesheets troni the belts and carry them toward the piling; table.

,is before mentioned the reel 3i) is geared to the sheet carrying`cylinder 37 ot' tln` bronaingr machine, and the roller is geared to thereel 39 whereby the belts en are driven from the bronzinp; machine, andthe belts -lfl are driven from the bronzingmachine by reason of thebelts 45 turningthe roller est. The roller 42 has a chain sprocket 51scoured thereto, and a sprocket chain 52 is cngaged therewith and withone portion of a double sprocket 53 rotatably mounted on N the frame ofthe bronzingr machine whereby the double sprocket is driven. See Fig.The roller has a chain sprocket secured thereto, and a sprocket chain isengaged therewith and with an idler sprocket 56 rotatably mounted on theframe of the brom/ing machine. One stretch of the chain is engaged withthe other portion of the double sprocket 53 and the belt roller 25 isthus driven ,from the bronzing machine belt "-f Conveyorl belts are lOOwherebyy the belts 26 yand 32 are driven therefrom.

Securedgfon the top of thefframev of the piling., tabley 3 are apain of;transversely spaced forwardly and rearwardly extending horizontal tracks57, and mounted thereon for i'ornf'ard and rearward reciprocatingmoven'ient below the belts 26 is a sheet do livery carriage ot' usualconstruction comprising a pair of trucks 5S secured together by atransverse rod 59, and.y sheet sticks Gl are seci'ircd to the rod59 andextend horizontally therefrom in the direction ofthe bronzing machineand are disposed to pass over the shaft- 47 between the pulleys e8justibelow the upper stretch of the belts 49, the shaft 17 and roller 44heilig positioned to dispose thel uppergstretch of the belts 49 in ahorizontal plane. A transverse shaft :Q extends between the trucksL 58and is mounted thereon above the sheet sticks for oscillating. movement,and has stop lingers G3 mouuted'thereon adapted to maintain a sheet'from movement oil the sticks `from the ends thereo't` adjacent the rod59 when the `shaft 62 isin` one position of its movement,

as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and to permit such movement ot the sheet inan opposite position of the shaft.r The shatt (S2 is actuated at therespective end-s of the stroke of the carriage by an arm secured on theshaft and engaged by stops (i5 mounted respectively on` oneA ot the bars17 and one ot the supports 46'. Each sheet isf received from the belts1119 on thevstichs (il of the delivery carriage withthe lingers 63 1ntheir sheet stopping positions and .is so carried outover a plat-'lorm66 of the piling table. At the end ot this strokey ot the carriage thelingers G3 are raised by the arnrbl engaging the adjacent stop 65, andat the same time pusher lingers (i7 are raised into the path ot' thesheet at the rear end thereotby reason oit' theactuation :of a lever 68,by eng ement o'li the rod 59 therewith, which rot is a transverse shaftG9, upon which the iuisher lingers are niounted., through the medium ot'a c 1i1iectiligiocl 7l connected with the lever 68 and a lever 72secured to the shaft ('39. 'llhereafter upon movement ot' the carriagein the opposite direction the sheet sticks move from under the. sheetwhich is held stationary bythe pusher fingers 67, and the sheetdropsupon the platform 66" or upon a stack 73 ot previously deliveredsheets thereon.` The pusher lingers 67 are moved out ol the sheet pathby the rod 59 engaging the same and the fingers 634 are moved to sheetstoppingposition' by the engagement ot, thefarm G4 with the other stop'with the linal movement oi theL carriagein the opposite directioirpreparatory to carrying out another sheet for delivery. The carriage isreriproeated from a crank 74 secured on a cam shailftf V75 .oit v.thepress, which is geared to at is provided for the conveyor belts, 6,

7, and the portion oit` the conveyor belts 26' adjacent the belts 7, andis driven from the press l, all as is usual, the outer portion of thistop tape mechanism over the belts comprising belts 83 supported bypulleys 84; Larriaed by a transverse!.shaft 85 rotatably mounted onVbrackets 86 secured on the bars i7 and pulleys carried Aby a tansverseshaft 88 rotatably mountedy on brackets 89, on which the aforementionedshaft- 12 is also rotatably mounted, secured to the outer ends oi'L thebars ll whereby the belts S3 may be ren'ioved without renderingtheremaining. portion of the top tape vmechanism 82 inoperative l'orpurposes hereinafter dcscribed.

ri top tape mechanism, generally indi cated at 91, is provided tor theconveyor belts 49 and is driven by a crossed belt 92 engaged with theroller 42. See Fig. 5. y

rlhe piling tableand sheet delivery shown are the same as usuallysupplied with the press, and the piling table is lett inthe sameposition with .relation thereto es originally erected. the sheetdelivery beine' converted to receive sheets troni the belts instead" ot`l'roni the opposite direction by reversing the carriage tlrereo'l' uponthe tracks versing the pusher linger mechanism romprising they pusherlingers (57, lever 65, sliajt't 69, and connecting rody 7l, `which' areremovably supported upon transversely spaced forwardly and rearwardlyextendingw horizontal bars 93, secured at the side ot' the piling table'frame below the tracks 57, by means ol a carriage 9i carrying theshatt- 69 and removably mounted on the bars 93 and a bracket 95removably mounted on one ot the bars 93 and carry/'ing the lever G8, andsubstituting the arm 6l and stops (S5 for the usual mechanism -tor'operating the stop lingers 63. Y

The tape frame comprising the side bars l?) is vertically adjustable byreason or the inner ends of the bars being pivotedl at lltothe deliveryframes 9 as be'lore described, and it will be noted that thisconstruction is the usualk one supplied with the press for purposes of?obtaining greater access to the inliing mechanism of the press. Thistape trame is movable from the position in which the bell crank leversl5 maintain it andy is supported in a lower substantiallv horillO Zontalposition, as shown by dot and dash lines in Fig. 2 at 96, by inwardlyrtending brackets 97 secured to transversely spaced rails 9S extendingbetween and secured to the piling table 3 and delivery frames 9 asoriginally supplied with the press 1 and piling table. rlhis tape frameis released from thebell crank levers by removing headed screws 99 whichsecure arms of the bell crank levers to the tape frame, removing headedscrews 101 which secure arms of the bell crank levers to the bars 17,swinging the bell crank levers on the studs 1G away from the tape framete clear the same and resecuring the bell crank levers in their newposition to the bars 17 to support the same by means of the screws 101engaged in additional holes 102 of the bars 17, and re placing thescrews in t-hc tape frame to support a transverse rod 103 thereof intothe ends of which the screws 99 are screwthreaded. Tilhen this tapeframe is so positioned, the sheet delivery when converted to receivesheets from the direction of the press, as originally arranged, receivessheets from the belts 7 in the same manner as it does from the belts a9as shown. llfhen the said tape frame is lowered the tapes 83 are removedleaving the remainder of the top tape mechanism free to lower with thetapes 7 and function therewith as before. In addition when the mechanismis converted to deliver directly from the press the brackets with therods 33 attached thereto are removed from the rod 35 and are attached inreverse position, as indicated in dotand dash lines in Fig. 2, on atransverse rod 1044 above the tapes 7 and supported by brackets 105secured to the bars 1S, and when so positioned the rods 33 act as topguides for the sheets.

Thus the press and sheet delivery may be operated alone, the sheetdelivery, tapes 6 and 7 and the top tape mechanism being driven by thepress.

As before described the tapes 3S, 1-5, 49 and top tape mechanism 91 aredriven from the bronzing machine, and in order that the bronzing machineand sheet delivery may be operated alone means is provided for operatingthe sheet delivery from the bronzing machine as follows. A crank 10G issecured on the shaft of the sheet carrying cylinder 37 thereof, and atransverse rock sha-ft 107 is mounted in the frame of the bronzingmachine at the rear end thereof. `See Fig. 5. An arm 10S is secured tothe shaft 107 and is connected with the crani; 106 by a connect-ing rod109 whereby the shaft 107 is oscillated. A pair of lever arms 111 aresecured at opposite ends of the shaft 107, and the outer ends of thesearms may be connected with the trucks 5S of the sheet delivery carriageto reciprocate the same by connecting` rods, similar to the connectingrods 81 before described, indicated by dotted lines at 112 in Figs. 3and 5. The portion of the sheet conveyor on the feed board 1S) of thebronzing machine is removable as is usual so that the sheets may be fedto the cylinder 37 thereof by hand.

rlhe press 1 is driven by a motor 113 through a belt 1141-, and thebronzing machine is driven from the press by a transmission chainmechanism 115 of usual construction which is enclosed between the pressand bronzing machine by a casing 116 extending along the supportingfloor.

lllhile we have herein particularly described our invention we do notwish to be o limited to the precise details described as changes mayreadily be made without departing vfrom the spirit of our invention, buthaving thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters latent the following claims:-

1. The combination with two spaced sheet tra. ting machines of a sheetreceiving nie-ans disposed between said machines, i, for conveyingsheets from one o1 said machines` and discharging them to said sheetreceiving means at an elevated point and sheet conveying means extendingover said sheet receiving means and said sheet conveying and dischargingmeans for conveying sheets from the other of said sheet treatingmachines to said last mentioned sheet treating' machine.

2. The combination with two spaced sheet 'treating machines of a sheetreceiving piling table disposed between said machines, means forconveying sheets from one of .said machines and discharging them to saidpiling table, and sheet conveying means extending over said piling tableand said first mentioned conveying means for conveying sheets from theother of said sheet treating machines to said last mentioned sheettreating machine.

3. The combination with a printing press and a bronzing machine disposedin spaced relation of a sheet receiving means disposed between theprinting press and the bronzing machine, means for conveying sheets fromthe bronzing machine and discharging them to said sheet receiving meansat an elevated point, and sheet conveying means 'extending over saidsheet receiving means and said first mentioned sheet conveying means forconrcying sheets from the printing press to the brent/Ling machine.

ll. The combination willi a printing press and a hronzing machineadapted for sheet feed and discharge. from one end and having its sheetdischarge poin't below its point of sheet feed and disposed in spacedrelation with the printing press, with the said end thereof facing thesheet discharge end of the printing press, a sheet receiving pilingtable disposed between the printing press and the lgeeagasr bronzingmachine,. means for conveying sheets from the bronzing machine anddischargingthemto said. piling table at anfelevated point, and sheetconveying means tending oversaid piling table and said first mentioned?.sheet conveying means for conv-eyingslieets from the printing press tothe bronzing machine.

5;.The con'ibination with twvovspaced* sheet treating machines of asheet receiving pilingatahle between said machines, means forconveying'shcets froml one of said' machines and delivering thi-nn:tof-said piling table including an elevated horizontally operating sheetdelivery, and sheet con means extending over the, piling table and seidsheet: conveying and: delivering means for conveying sheets from theother of said sheet treating n'iachines to the last mentioned sheettreating machine.

6; 'Ehe combination witln a sheet treatingmaehine off a: second sheettreatin g machine adapted for sheet feed and discharge from one endyandi having its sheet discharge. point below its point ofisheet'feed anddisposed in spaced relation with said first mentioned machine with. thesaid. end thereof facing the .sheet discharge end? of said firstmentioned: machine, sheet receiving means disposed: hetween saidmachines, elevated means for` conveying sheets from said second machineand delivering them to said sheet receiving means at anielevated? point,and elcvated sheet conveying means extending' over said! sheet receivingmeans and said first mentioned' elevated: means for conveying sheetsfrom `said* first mentioned sheet treating: machine toi said secondsheet treating machine.`

7. The combination with a sheettreating machine of a: second sheettreating machine adapted for sheet: feed and discharge from one endendhavingits sheet discharge point below its point of sheetfeed anddisposed iny spaced: relation with said first mentioned machine with thesai-d end thereof facing the sheet discharge end ofsaid first mentionedmachine, ay sheet receiving piling table between said machines, meansfor conveying sheets from said second sheet treating machine anddelivering them. to said piling table including an eleva-ted'horizontally operating sheet delivery, and sheet conveying meansextending over the piling table and said sheet. conveying and deliveringmeans for conveying sheets from the first mentioned sheet treatingmachine to said second sheet treating machine.

8. The combination with a sheet treating machine of a second sheettreating machine adapted for sheet feed and discharge from one end andhaving its sheet discharge point below its point of sheet feed anddisposed in spaced relation with said first mentioned machine with thesaid end thereof facing the sheet discharge end. of. said firstmentioned machine, sheetl receiving piling table between said' machines,elevatedmeans for conveying sheets from said second' sheet treatingmachine and delivering them to said piling table including ahorizontally operating sheet delivery, and elvatcd sheet conveying meansextending overthc piling table and said first mentioned elevated meansfor conrcying sheets from the first' mentioned sheet treating machine tosaid. second sheet treating machine;

9; The con'ibination with azcylinder printing press ofi a cylinderbronaing machine adapted for rear delivery and having Aits sheetdischarge point below its point ofV sheet feedv and disposed" in spacedrelation with the press with its rear end facing the discharge endi 'of'the press, a sheet receiving piling-l tahle between said`machinesvmeans: for conveying sheets from the bronzing ma.- chine anddelivering them to said. piling table including an elevated horizontallyoperating sheet delivery, and sheet conveying` means extending over thepiling table and said sheet conveying and' delivering means forconveying sheets fromthe press to the bronzing machine.

l0. The combination witlra cylinder 'printing press adapted for frontdelivery of a cylinder bronzing machine adapted forrear delivery andhaving its sheet discharge point below its point of feed and disposed inspaced relation with the press withl its rear end facing the front endof the press, a sheet receiving piling` table between the press andbronzing machine, elevated meansl for conveying sheets from the bronzingmachine and delivering them to said'` piling table including ahoriaontalbelt conveyor and a horizontally operating sheet delivery cooperatingtherewith, and elevatex belt conveyor means extending over the pilingtable and said first mentioned elevated means for conveying sheets fromthe press. to the bronzing machine.

1l. The combination with two sheet treating machines of a= sheetreceivingy means, and means for conveying sheets from either sheettreating machinefand delivering them to said sheet receivingmeans.

12. The combination with twosheet treat-y ing machines of a sheetreceiving means, a sheet delivery for delivering sheets to said sheetreceiving means, means for operating said delivery from either machine,a sheet conveyor operated by one of said sheet treating machines forconveying sheets from this machine to said sheet delivery, and a secondconveyor operated by the other sheet treating machine for conveyingsheets from this machine to said sheet delivery.

13. The combination with two spaced sheet treating machines disposedwith their discharge ends facing each other of a sheet llt) 6 1,5ee,ss1

receiving piling table disposed between said machines, a sheet deliveryadapted tor delivering sheets to said piling'table and convertible todeliver' sheets from the direction of either sheet treating machine,means il'oi oiierating said sheet delivery 'from either sheetYV treatingmachine, a belt conveyor operated by one ot said sheet treatingniachines 'tor conveying sheets vfrom this niaehine to said sheetdelivery when converted to deliver sheets from the direction of thismachine, and a second belt conveyor operated by the other sheet treatinginachine'for conveyingV sheets trom this machine to said sheet deliverywhen converted to deliver sheets from the direction of this machine.

fill. The combination with a sheet treating machine ot a second sheettreating machine spaced therefrom, sheet: receiving nie-ans disposedbetween said machines, i. sheet delivery adapted iior delivering'sheetsto said sheet receiving means and convertible to deliver Ysheets fromthe direction of either machine, a sheet conveyor Vfor conveying sheetsfrom said second machine to said Ysheet delivery when converted toVdeliver sheets Vxfrom the direction ot this machine, secondsheetfconvcyor e5 nding over said sheet receiving means, sai-eLshcet'delivery, and said tirst mentioned conveyor for conveying sheetsfrom said iirst mentioned inachine to said second machine and includinga vertically adjustable conveyor nnit V'operated by said first mentionedmachine and adapted when in its lower position to convey sheets fromsaid iirst mentioned machine to said sheet delivery when converted todeliver sheets from the direction of said first mentioned machine, andiiieans tor opcrating said sheet deliverv from said first mentionedmachine.

The combination with a sheet treating machine of a second sheet treatinginachine adapted for sheet feed and discharge from one end and havingits sheet discharge Ypoint below its point oit teed and disposed inspaced relation with said'iirst mentioned machine with the said endthereof facing the dischargeiend of said lirst mentioned niachine, asheet receiving piling table disposed between said machines, an elevatedhorizontally operating sheet delivery adapted for rolf said machines.

delivering sheets to said piling table and convertible to deliver sheetsfrom the direction of either1 of said machines, a belt sheet conveyoroperated by said second machine ior conveying sheets therefrom to saidsheet delivery when converted 'for delivering sheets 'iii-oni thedirection ot this machine, a second helt conveyor extending over saidpiling table, said sheet delivery, and said iirst mentioned conveyoriior conveying sheets from said lirst mentioned machine to said secondmachine and including a vertically adjustable conveyor iinit operated hv said iirst mentioned machine and adapted in its lower ix'iosilion toconvey sheets 'from said lirst inentioned inachine'to said sheetdelivery when converted to deliver sheets trom the direction or' saidiirst mentioned machine, and means Jor operating said sheet delivery'from either 1G. rlie combination with a cylinder `orinting press ot' acylinder broiizing inamine Vadapted for rear delivery and having sheetd` ubarge point below its point ot VVVand t iosed in spaced relationwith e press iiih its rear end facing the disirq'e end-'ot the press, asheet receiving ,l table disposed between said machines, an elevatedhorizontally operating sheet deli apted for delivering sheets to saidciting table and convertible to deliver sheets trom the direction oiteither machine, an elevated belt sheet conveyor operated by the bronzingmachine for conveying sheets thereitroin to VVthe sheet delivery whenconverted to deliver sheets from the direction of this machine, a secondelevated belt conveyor ei;- tending over said piling table,1 saiddelivery, and said iirst mentioned conveyor for conveyingsheets 'fromthe press to the bronzing machine and including a vertically adjustableconveyor nnit operated by the press and adapted in its lower position toconvey sheets from the press to the sheet delivery when converted todeliver sheets from the direction ot the press, and means for operatingsaid sheet delivery Yfrom the press. Y

in witness whereof we hereunto aiiix our signatures this fifteenth dayof August, 1922.

JACOB NIEMES. HARRY B. 1 V'lllTGEl-i SEN.

